Agritech & Farming VC Funds

Zero Carbon Capital (ZCC) is a venture capital firm based in Hampshire, UK, specializing in pre-seed and seed-stage investments in companies that develop hard-science solutions to address the global challenge of decarbonization. Founded in 2019 by Pippa and Alex Gawley, ZCC is dedicated to supporting startups across Europe that have the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions through innovative technologies. ZCC's investment strategy is deeply rooted in scientific rigor and environmental stewardship, focusing on startups that can make substantial impacts in areas with significant emission challenges. Their portfolio includes companies like Level Nine, which pioneers chemical manufacturing from biological feedstocks, Ionate, which develops smart transformers for renewable energy grids, and RepAir, which innovates low-power electrochemical direct air capture technologies. The firm recently closed a £20 million fund, backed by a diverse group of investors, including Isomer Capital and Green Future Investments. This fund is aimed at accelerating early-stage climate tech ventures that can contribute meaningfully to global carbon reduction. ZCC's team is composed of highly experienced professionals with strong scientific and technological backgrounds, such as Pippa Gawley, who brings years of climate tech investing experience from both the US and Europe, and Sarah Jones, PhD, who has a background in Bioprocess Engineering and Environmental Biotechnology. ZCC is not only an investor but also a strategic partner, providing its portfolio companies with the resources and guidance needed to scale their innovations effectively and make a lasting impact on the planet.

ZORA Ventures is a Tel Aviv-based impact venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Vanessa Bartram. Since inception it has been a leader in Israel's impact space as an early-stage deep tech investor, backing leading scientists and entrepreneurs with globally scalable technology to combat climate change and cultivate sustainable food systems. The firm positions itself as a hands-on investor and operator working intimately with its teams to convert lab-scale innovations into mainstream food, agriculture and climate solutions for the world's largest corporations. Its first vehicle, the ZORA Israel Impact Fund, is an oversubscribed US$10M fund invested in Israel's leading foodtech, agtech and climate-tech startups; each portfolio company targets significant, quantifiable progress toward a UN Sustainable Development Goal, climate change, environment, health access or food security, while aiming to deliver top-quartile venture returns. ZORA invests primarily at seed and Series A in Israel-based startups, with a portfolio of roughly 12 companies spanning Israel, the US and the UK, generally as a co-investor. Notable investments include WeedOUT in bio-based agtech, Wasteless in food-waste software, Solutum in plastic-alternative packaging, Amai Proteins in designer proteins and healthy sweeteners, and Forsea Foods in cultivated seafood, with at least one exit, CodeMonkey. The firm has partnered with Rho Impact to advance climate innovation and impact measurement. Founder and Managing Partner Vanessa Bartram is an impact entrepreneur turned investor, previously founder of the Miami-based HR company WorkSquare; she holds an MBA from Harvard and a BA from Princeton. ZORA backs Israeli foodtech, agtech and climate founders.